BY  Bill Keveney, USA TODAY Zombie walkers aren’t just for Halloween anymore at Universal Studios Hollywood. The Walking Dead‘s shambling flesh-eaters, a seasonal scourge at the Halloween Horror Nights maze, will become part of a walk-through attraction at the Southern California theme park this summer. The announcement of The Walking Dead Attraction came Sunday on Talking Dead, the chat show that […]

This interview with Anthony Foxx, United States transportation secretary, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Tell me about your early years. A. I grew up in Charlotte, N.C. The year I was born, the school system had just been through a major desegregation case that legitimized busing as a means of implementing Brown v. Board […]

By Shep Hyken ,CONTRIBUTOR for Forbes There are some slogans and sayings we learn at a very young age that frankly aren’t completely true. Every adult has heard a child say something like, “You can’t make me. It’s a free country.” In business one of these not-quite-true adages is, “The customer is always right.” Of course, […]

Daylight Saving Time (DST) is used to save energy and make better use of daylight. It was first used in 1908 in Thunder Bay, Canada. DST normally adds 1 hour to standard time with the purpose of making better use of daylight and conserving energy. This means that the sunrise and sunset are one hour […]

By Keith writing for Scambusters Usually occurring at ATMs, skimming devices that steal credit and debit card info are now discovered in gas pumps and restaurants: Internet Scambusters #423 Crooks have gas pumps in their sights in the latest wave of card skimming scams. They install devices, invisible to staff and customers, which read details […]

By Meredith Blake writing for The Los Angeles Times. Downton Abbey bid farewell on Sunday night in a bittersweet (but mostly sweet) finale that ticked off all the boxes with a long-awaited wedding, a birth, a pregnancy and the promise of future romance all around. There was just a tinge of sadness as well, as one beloved character […]

By Robert Bianco, USA TODAY Our TV world is about to become a little less joyful and a lot less civil. Eventually, of course, we’ll find some new entertainment to replace the joy we’ll lose when PBS’ Downton Abbey exits for good Sunday (9 p.m. ET/PT, times may vary). Not in kind, mind you: There is no substitute for […]

By Beth Miller writing for Entrepreneur The number-one reason employees leave a company is because of poor management, period. And most anyone who’s ever worked can relate to that statement. Each time I’ve left a position, the reason hasn’t been because of low pay or poor benefits. Instead, I left because of what my manager did to disengage me. […]

From Consumer Reports News Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off successfully at 11:29 AM (Eastern) today—NASA’s last venture after three decades with the reusable space-planes. But as the storied—and controversial—shuttle program comes to an end, we thought we’d review how the space shuttles’ development and use for space flights have contributed to your everyday life. According […]

By Steve Tobal writing for Entrepreneur We live in a strange time. People can call themselves anything they want and get away with it. If you believe what they write about themselves, pretty much everyone’s a CEO, an entrepreneur, a leader, a startup founder, an award-winning keynote speaker, a best-selling author, or a self-made millionaire. […]